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It Runs in the Family (2003)

PG_13 109 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   25 April 2003 (USA)
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This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writer:

Jesse Wigutow
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas ...
Kirk Douglas ...
Rory Culkin ...
Cameron Douglas ...
Diana Douglas ...
Michelle Monaghan ...
Geoffrey Arend ...
Malik
Sarita Choudhury ...
Suzie
Irene Gorovaia Irene Gorovaia ...
Abby Staley
Annie Golden ...
Deb
Mark Hammer Mark Hammer ...
Audra McDonald ...
Sarah Langley
Josh Pais ...
Barney
Bernadette Peters ...
Louie Torrellas ...
Jeremy
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Storyline

Wealth can't spare three male generations of the dysfunctional Jewish New York Gromberg family grief or grim reality. However successful in life, Alex never felt pleasing pride or proper parental support from perky patriarch Mitchell, who sarcastically still implies his values and priorities on everything, tolerated from their women's sake. Alex starts despairing his modern permissiveness may ruin his own bright firstborn, college-boy Asher, unlike adoring kid-brother Eli. A dorm-drug-bust pushes things to the limit- or beyond? Written by KGF Vissers  

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Plot Keywords:

College | Jewish | Play | Party | Medical Exam  | See more »

Taglines:

Some families can survive anything. Even each other.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and language See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Family Business See more »

Filming Locations:

Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,804,441 (USA) (27 April 2003) (1207 Screens)

Gross:

$7,375,836 (USA) (26 May 2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Diana Douglas, Michael Douglas's real mother, plays the mother of his character and the wife of Kirk Douglas even though she had been divorced from Kirk for over 50 years. Kirk's second wife Anne Douglas, is not an actress. See more »

Quotes

Mitchell Gromberg: Alex, you're a much better father than I was.
Alex Gromberg: Thank you. But you didn't exactly set the bar all that high.
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Connections

References Cabaret (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

"You'll Never Know"
Written by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Performed by Diana Krall
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Diana Krall appears courtesy of The Verve Music Group See more »